San Joaquin Delta Land Reclamation Photographs, ca. 1904-1907
Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Charles A. Bishop
- Extent:
- 97 photographic prints, 13 x 18 cm. 95 digital objects
- Language:
- Collection materials are in English
Background
- Scope and content:
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The San Joaquin Delta collection contains 97 photographic prints taken primarily by Charles A. Bishop circa 1904-1907 documenting various aspects of the reclamation, irrigation, and cultivation processes undertaken in the Middle River area of the San Joaquin Valley. Activities featured in the collection include dredging, pumping, transport by barge of freight and heavy field machinery, field cultivation and harvesting. The collection includes photographs of the Santa Fe Railroad depot area of Middle River; various waterways, canals, marshlands and fields of the vicinity; local residences; immigrant farm laborers; and samples of the yield from the farms. Also included are two photographs of Charles A. Bishop and a reproduction of a magazine article extolling the successes of the land reclamation efforts in the San Joaquin Valley.
The collection has been arranged into separate series according to the general subject matter of the prints. A photographer's number appears on four prints, two of which are also marked "Logan Foto."
- Acquisition information:
- The San Joaquin Delta photographs were received as a gift from Paul G. Bishop, the photographers's son, in 1993.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding Aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft LibraryBerkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
- Contact:
- 510-642-6481